urgent! buying a boiler-recommended plumbing online retailer

our boiler has just packed in, good and bad timing as we are doing the kitchen and mess will be made but also its very very expensive (well i was quoted). so instead of getting the big giants to do it i have someone (qualified/certified etc) to fit the boiler, i also will then need to buy it.

so i have looked online and its £100s cheaper than buying it from the fitter in some instances its 50% cheaper.Has anyone done this? i like teh look of plumbnation, if anyones has success with any of these plumbing online retailers please let me know!tia

What brands are you looking at and what prices are you getting? I couldn't find a Vaillant online (admittedly, a very quick look) that was cheaper than the fitter was quoting (and I only looked to check, was in too much need to not get it via fitter)

ours is an Eco Tec 831. Whole VAT inc job was 1800 but included a MagnaClean thing (probably a con but about £100 or £200?) Do your online prices include VAT? So, if you can get a fitter to fit for not much, sounds a good deal to do get it online.

yes they include Vat , gosh i dont even know the difference between these boilers, is yours really big then? i need a 28 at least the quote we got from a well known company was £3000 for that boiler which i can get for 850-900 and then fitting.

I just googled it PinkOlives. I have a W B boiler so I know they're reliable. I was lucky enough to get mine through Warmfront. Make sure you get someone properly qualified to fit it or it will invalidate your guarantee. I would ask local plumbers to quote you first, by far the easiest way to do it. Whatever you do dont get an obscure make from off the shelf of a DIY store. To name names Ravenheat wont even touch their (very cheap boilers available at B & Q) after warranty. I had to replace a 5 year old Ravenheat after stumping up £200 to repair it first.

ok thanks, im going with the one that is on the quot then ive done a search and found it. just hope the online retailers are reputable, a lot of money to risk (we had this conversation i think about appliances! )thanks Said

(ps hope your kitchen went ok?, ours was majorly delayed we lost our fitter at the last minute and have only now just about found another one, never again)

Haha Sparkle no it wasnt Bg , initials are PP. actually BG are a 2tad2 bit cheaper apparently but the service of PP is impeccable! thanks for advice will definitely get a Vaillant or a WB, just need to do it online as the shops have a huge mark-up!

Haven't bought a boiler online but looked into it once and found in some cases, a lot of the essential parts are missing from the online product - flue bits, control panels, valves and stuff for connecting to existing pipework. Worth telling your tradesman what you intend buying, asking him to give you a quote for the fitting and supply of all the missing/extra technical stuff. Otherwise he turns up on the day to fit it and says, can't fit this, have to go to suppliers....I would imagine it's still cheaper than buying from the fitter though.

Thanks Greentown, screwfix does not stock Vaillant unfortunately. Will risk the online purchase very soon. It seems to come with flue but you can also order the extra bits but I will have to check with the fitter exactly what we need . Just worried about using unfamiliar websites